STATEMENT BY PMO ON MEETING OF BMS
DELEGATION WITH THE PRIME MINISTER
A delegation
of the Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) called on Prime Minister
Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee today and submitted a memorandum. Among
other things, member of the delegation presented their views on
the recent Supreme Court judgment banning the right to strike
of government employees. The Prime Minister gave a patient hearing
and assured the delegation that the contents of the memorandum
would be examined seriously. The Prime Minister's office clarifies
that the BMS delegation's version of the meeting, as briefed to
the media, does not correctly reflect the views expressed by the
Prime Minister. Specifically, he did not say that the Supreme
Court's judgment in this matter is only an "advice" and not an
"order".
